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On Fri, 3 Jul 2015 15:03:34 +0800, Andrew Lowe wrote: |
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> > It may not be possible since some packages require ruby to be present |
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> > unconditionally, e.g. webkit-gtk has a built-time dependency on ruby, |
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> > and the thin-provisioning-tools have a dependency on ruby with |
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> > FEATURES=test. There are other packages with similar requirements. |
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> Valid point, but shouldn't putting "-ruby" in make.conf throw |
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> up all sorts of warnings/errors? |
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No, because USE flags control *optional* dependencies and features. If a |
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package requires Ruby, it will not have the ruby USE flag because you |
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cannot turn off a hard dependency. |
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If you really need to see what wants Ruby, add --tree to your emerge |
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world command. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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